- BGG rank
- BGG #1,495
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Honshū
- 2–5 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.9/5
- 2016
Best board games for 3 players
Find standalone games recommended for 3 players, with rules assistance and available scenario narration. Selection follows the BoardGameGeek community player-count poll; order follows overall BoardGameGeek rank.
17,761 games
Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,496
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Tussie Mussie
- 2–4 players
- 20–30 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,500
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Carnival of Monsters
- 2–5 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,501
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Kronologic: Paris 1920
- 1–4 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,502
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Stronghold
- 2–4 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 3.7/5
- 2009
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,503
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Colossal Arena
- 2–5 players
- 40–60 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 1997
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,504
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Cleopatra and the Society of Architects
- 3–5 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2006
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,507
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem
- 3–4 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 2.6/5
- 2014
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,509
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Vanuatu
- 2–5 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 3.3/5
- 2011
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,510
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Llamaland
- 2–4 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2021
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,513
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Here to Slay
- 2–6 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 1.7/5
- 2020
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,515
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Fairy Tale
- 2–5 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2004
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,516
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Welcome to Everdell
- 1–4 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.9/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,517
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Primordial Soup
- 3–4 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 1997
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,518
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Ghost Blitz
- 2–8 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2010
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,519
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles – Episodes 1 & 2
- 1–4 players
- 80–180 min
- Complexity 4.2/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,520
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Crisis
- 1–5 players
- 45–120 min
- Complexity 3.1/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,521
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Zombicide: Undead or Alive
- 1–6 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.5/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,522
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Unlock!: Escape Adventures – Squeek & Sausage
- 1–6 players
- 45–75 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,523
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Whistle Stop
- 2–5 players
- 75 min
- Complexity 2.8/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,524
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Dice Throne: Santa v. Krampus
- 2–6 players
- 20–40 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,526
- BGG rating
- 7.2
EXIT: The Game – The Sinister Mansion
- 1–4 players
- 45–90 min
- Complexity 2.5/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,527
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Plague Inc.: The Board Game
- 1–4 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,528
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Shadowrun: Crossfire
- 1–4 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.8/5
- 2014
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